Helloooooooo, BohoBelle Bookclub readers! Long time, no talk. And that might have something to do with the fact that I've been trying to finish Anna Karenina (let me know if you want a review of that!). But to switch things up today, I'm going to be talking about the fantastic cookbook Ovenly by Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga. The book won't come out until September 30, but you can preorder it from Amazon here!
"Ovenly" is a baking-fiend's best fried in the kitchen. I've been using this cookbook for a few weeks now and have nothing but good things to say.
Let's start with the structure of the book - PHENOMENAL. The book starts off with the tools and ingredients you should have in your kitchen, the beauty of a "baking plan," and some handy conversion charts. The recipes themselves are broken down into the categories (1) scones and biscuits, (2) quick breads and coffee cakes, (3) muffins, (4) cookies and shortbreads, (5) pies and tarts, (6) brownies and bars, (7) cakes and cupcakes, (8) baking for the holidays, (9) fillings, frostings, and sauces, and (9) bar snacks.
Regarding the food, I absolutely adore the fact that the author had a good mix of salty desserts, as well as sweet ones! I'm a definite salty girl and I feel like most dessert cookbooks tend to stick to the sweet side of the yummy treats. My favorite dessert in the entire book was the SALTED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. Oh my goodness, NOM NOM NOM. I could literally eat them everyday - it could be dangerous for my health. Oh, now I can't stop thinking about them...
And the pictures! These pictures are totally "Pinterest-worthy" and make the food look so amazingly tempting. There aren't pictures of every single recipe, but they do supplement most of them.
All in all, I give this book 5 stars. I have used and will continue using this book often when baking, and also enjoy just reading/looking at it. Great book!
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